| Useful
links
This list is not intended to be
comprehensive but, hopefully, will be a useful resource (regularly
updated) for translators, translation-service purchasers and
those interested in the written word and linguistics.
Dictionaries
Webster's
Online Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary.com
Online
Etymology Dictionary
Acronym
Dictionary
Ordnett:
subscription-based Norwegian>English>Norwegian dictionary
Ordbogen.dk:
subscription-based Danish>English>Danish dictionary
Bartleby.com
OMD:
online medical dictionary - v. useful
Tiscali:
dictionary of "difficult" words
Freelang:
downloadable translation dictionaries
Hyperdictionary:
free online dictionary
Encyclo:
free online dictionary search engine. V. useful
Thesaurus.com:
free online thesaurus
Answers.com:
online reference dictionary
Store
Norske Leksikon: Norwegian Lexicon - subscription
only
Terminology
collection online: database of medical- and non-medical
glossaries
Verbix:
online verb conjugator - multiple-language
Yourdictionary.com:
free online dictionaries
IATE:
[formerly Eurodicautom]) European terminology database
Editing
and proofreading
The
American Copy Editors Society
Australian
College QED: Diploma of Editing (Distance education)
Editorial
Freelancers Association
Society
for Editors and Proofreaders: UK (Includes training
courses etc.)
Institute
of Professional Editors Limited: Australia
The
Society of Editors: South Australia
Style
guides - non-discriminatory language etc.
Fight the Fog - a guide to writing clearly
Glossary
of linguistic terms
WA
Society of Editors
Online
Writing Lab: revising, editing and proofreading
(includes handouts and grammar exercises)
The
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: online
newsletter and grammar exercises
Interactive
Training Ltd.: 50 tips for proofreaders - including
e-newsletter
Proofreading
and Editing Tips: useful tips for proofreaders
The
Economist Style Guide: useful style book supplied
by The Economist to its staff
The
Writing Center: online handbook for writers,
produced by the University of Wisconsin
Bulleted
lists
Online
technical writing
General
The
Swedish SchoolNet : free, swedish>english>Swedish
dictionary resource
Proz.Com
: job forum for translators and interpreters
Lovdata.no
: searchable databases containing Norwegian legislation and
English translations
www.atanet.org
: homepage of the American Translators Association. Contains
numerous useful links and resources
www.nrk.no
: Norwegian national radio and television. Streaming radio
and TV, including podcasts and archives
www.translators.cafe:
translator job forum
www.translatortips.com
: Alex Eames' e-books and resources for translators and those
seeking to market their services on the Internet (would benefit
from an update)
Wikipedia
: excellent, multi-lingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia
- ideal for translators looking for that "difficult term"
or obscure reference (AB: I found this invaluable for a recent
translation of a Norwegian dissertation on the EU
www.nrk.no:
online streaming service (Radio, TV and downloads) from NR
SVT
: online streaming media from SVT (Swedish)
www.dr.dk
: Danish broadcast media - Radio and TV
www.sr.se
: Swedish national radio - streaming media and program archives
Book clubs - suppliers
and publishers
De
norske Bokklubben
www.cappelen.no
Universitetsforlaget
Introduction
to Germanic Linguistics
Antiquariat
online bookstore
Einar
Ingvald Haugen Books
GAD
- Danish book suppliers
iFinger
downloads : Online dictionary software
Interbok
Norli
bokhandel
BBC
Radio 4
Lydbokforlaget
Barnes
and Noble.com - Norwegian Verbs and Essentials
of Grammar
Bokkilden
Hjemmet
Mortensen
Lydlitteraturs
hjemmeside
Med
Andre Ord: book suppliers
www.bokklubbene.no:
database of Norwergian book publishers
Månpocket:
Swedish paperbacks and discount books (International shipping
available)
Grant
and Cutler : foreign language books and material
for translators and interpreters (includes Nordic department)
Medical translation
Glossary
of Danish medical terms
Electronic
Medicines Compendium : valuable resource for
translators of SPCs and PILs
Cardiovalens.com
: useful cardiac resource
Monolingual
glossary of Swedish medical terms
Norwegian
pharmaceutical reimbursement ("blue receipt") list
ICD
10 (Psychiatry)
International
Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) - online version
Pathweb
: useful resource for pathology - including images
Practica
in medical translation (online course)
Medical
terminology : (includes Spanish content)
Danish
cardiology resource
Biomedical
sciences - acronyms and abbreviations
European
Medicines Agency : EMEA templates for SPCs and
PILs (all languages)
Felleskatalogen
English-Norwegian
medical glossary
Norwegian
Regional Health Authorities (in English)
Risk
markers for acute myocardial infarction
Norsk
legemiddelhåndbok
www.legevakten.no
: emergency and family medicine pro-search
Medicin.dk
Merck
Manual (online)
Dorland's
medical dictionary
Swedish
medical database (produced by the Karolinska
Institute)
Medical
Products Agency (Sweden)
National
Agency for Medicines (Finland)
PubMed
Netdoktor.dk
: Danish drug database
Norwegian
patient compensation system
RXList
: more information on SPCs and PILs
Sygeplejersken
: Danish nursing journal
Journal
of the Norwegian Medical Association (Tidsskrift
for Den norske Legeforening)
Multilingual
terminology collection
Danish
www.nrk.no
: online streaming service (Radio, TV and downloads) from
NRK (Swedish)
Norwegian
Lær
norsk på nettet:
useful online resources for learning Norwegian
http://www.etikkom.no
: information about The National Committees for Research Ethics
in Norway
Language maintenance/online
media
www.nrk.no
: online streaming service
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